The 2009 Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the men's tournament in Accra, Ghana from 11 to 16 July 2009.[1]
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| Host country | Ghana | ||
| City | Accra | ||
| Dates | 11–16 July | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | ||
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| Champions |  South Africa (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ghana | ||
| Third place |  Nigeria | ||
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| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 39 (4.88 per match) | ||
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South Africa became the champion winning their fourth title, beating Ghana 5–1 in the final. Nigeria won the 3rd-place playoff match against Egypt 4–1. The winner qualified for the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup.[2]
Results
editPreliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Ghana (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | Third place game |
| 4 |  Egypt
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
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Third place game
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Final
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Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa
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| 2 | Ghana (H)
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| 3 | Nigeria
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| 4 | Egypt
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Women Field Hockey Africa Nations Cup 2009 Accra (GHA) 10-16.07 - Winner South Africa". todor66.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). FIH. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-23.